Aiming to be a company that remains
close to people's important moments.
Representative Director,
President and Executive Officer
CEO
Recording memory is a kind of culture that only humans possess. Finding value beyond the record is what defines this culture.
In April 2019 KITAMURA HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. was established under the slogan of "The World's Leading Photo Life Company."
The group is led by KITAMURA CO.,LTD, which manages a large store network in Japan including "Camera Kitamura" and "Studio Mario," as speciality stores for photography, and SHIMAUMA Print,Inc., which provides the EC service "Shimauma Print" for photo printing. We also operate a high market share in each photo-related service area, including Photo Create Co., Ltd., which operates the EC services "All Sport Community" and "Snap Snap" for event photography by professional photographers. In addition, we maintain two laboratory companies (photograph-related production bases), which are some of the largest in Japan in terms of the manufacture of imaging products.
Being able to provide the top-level service in terms of both quality and scale in each of these photo and video business realms is the driving force towards becoming the "world's leading photo life company."
With the evolution of digital technology and the addition of cameras to mobile phones, taking pictures has become a part of our lives and a primary means of communication. Still, the value of those moments recorded on our cameras has not diminished. Rather, the act of taking pictures, including video, is becoming more meaningful, evolved, and more deeply significant. Even if you look at the trend within younger generations who are more interested in film cameras and are looking for photographs with a gentle analog atmosphere rather than high quality imagery, it's clear that there's a stronger need to give precedence to such things.
It's been a long time since "Camera Kitamura" was founded in Kochi, Japan in 1934, but we continue to take pride in the trust that we receive from customers as well as the preservation of a sincere attitude toward photographic culture. Even now, as society demands drastically different things from businesses, our company's original value standards remain the same. By helping to turn important memories into photographs and videos, we can reflect upon our most precious moments. This is connected to the heart of the photographer, the surrounding people, and others across the world. We strive to be a company that brings about this kind of society.
